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Monday, July 18, 2016

Trouble

According to Les Edgerton, author of Hooked, "All stories are about
one thing: trouble. What does trouble create? The hope that we can do
something to get out of it."

I saw this quote at Writer Unboxed,
and I've been thinking about it ever since. Mostly because I was having
some trouble with character motivation. Just that one little quote
actually lent some new perspective to my dilemma, after which, I found
more helpful quotes:

"What can I do about it anyway? Every squeak counts, if only in self-respect."

"The hour of consciousness doesn't mean cognition only, but understanding..."

"The search for justice is timeless, and courage isn't lack of fear but persisting despite our fear."

"There is just this, and it is everything."

Saturday
night I had to do an errand after work, which was about the last thing I
wanted to do. But as I drove past Sherman Marsh I smiled because the
errand wasn't going to take too long, and it was a lovely, warm summer
evening. The last of the sun was all golden, the wind was blowing
through the car from the open windows, and my dog was happy to be doing
something different. And I thought, yes, there is just this, and it is everything.